Memorandum
City of Lawrence
Planning & Development Services
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TO: |
David L. Corliss, City Manager |
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FROM: |
Barry Walthall, Building Codes Administrator |
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CC: |
Scott McCullough, Planning & Development Services Director Kurt Schroeder, Asst. Director, Development Services |
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Date: |
October 27, 2014 |
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RE: |
September 2014 Monthly Permit Reports |
The Building Safety Division issued 198 building permits in September, with total construction for the month valued at $17,158,914. Total permit fees assessed for the month were $96,770. Permits were issued for eleven (11) new residential projects, including ten (10) single-family dwellings and one (1) duplex. Comparisons to previous years will be tracked throughout 2014 in the following table:
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One- & Two-Family Permits |
Multi-Family Permits (New Units) |
Total Number of Permits |
Total Valuation |
Permit Fees |
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Year |
Month |
YTD |
Month |
YTD |
Month |
YTD |
Month |
YTD |
Month |
YTD |
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2014 |
11 |
77 |
0(0) |
3(83) |
198 |
1440 |
$17,158,914 |
$78,564,707 |
$96,770 |
$499,264 |
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2013 |
8 |
129 |
0(0) |
23(374) |
148 |
1545 |
$5,463,587 |
$153,480,748 |
$41,806 |
$709,787 |
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2012 |
13 |
92 |
0(0) |
22(184) |
137 |
1,834 |
$6,598,503 |
$75,433,838 |
$52,953 |
$559,520 |
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2011 |
4 |
80 |
9(300) |
19(363) |
218 |
1,676 |
$33,189,510 |
$95,257,493 |
$164,554 |
$565,145 |
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2010 |
31 |
128 |
1(124) |
6(220) |
194 |
1,715 |
$17,423,379 |
$81,711,164 |
$96,996 |
$502,240 |
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2009 |
7 |
85 |
0(0) |
15(172) |
167 |
1,487 |
$2,774,787 |
$54,224,268 |
$26,037 |
$430,227 |
Permits were issued for forty (40) City projects in August, including a construction trailer for work at the Waste Water Treatment Plant site at 4380 O’Connell Road with no construction valuation; a remodel project for the LMH Endowment Office at 325 Maine Street valued at $41,500; electrical work at Centennial Park at 600 Rockledge Rd valued at $6,200; electrical work at the Library Parking Garage at 707 Vermont Street valued at $9,700; a wall sign for Sports Pavilion Lawrence at 100 Rock Chalk Lane valued at $14,600; a monument sign for Lawrence Memorial Hospital at 325 Maine Street valued at $9,275; and plumbing permits for 34 inflow and infiltration program projects by the Utilities Department at various locations with valuation totaling $96,755.
The projects with the highest values for construction for the month were a new Menard’s Home Improvement Store at 1470 W 31st Street, valued at $5,500,000; and a new Sprouts Farmers Market at 4740 Bauer Farm Drive, valued at $3,750,000.
These statistics are of interest in tracking construction activity in the community, but only partially tell the story for staff workload and performance. Staff has established performance goals of completing “initial” reviews for residential permits within 5 business days and for commercial permits within 15 business days of the application date. An initial review is a comprehensive first review of an application and plans for a building project, and may include review work performed by staff from Planning and Development Services, Fire and Medical, Utilities and Public Works Departments, as well as other relevant review agencies (depending on the nature and scope of the project). Initial and subsequent reviews and comments are tracked in the Innoprise permit tracking system from which reports may be extracted. Development Services staff is responsible for coordinating review work and disseminating review comments to applicants.
In September, staff completed 106 of 114 residential reviews within 5 business days (92.9%), and 171 of 172 commercial reviews within 15 business days (99.4%). The following table tracks performance in meeting these objectives.
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Residential Permits |
Commercial Permits |
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Total Number of Reviews |
Number of Reviews Completed within 5 Business Days |
Average Review Time |
Percent of Reviews Completed within 5 Business Days |
Total Number of Reviews |
Number of Reviews Completed within 15 Business Days |
Average Review Time |
Percent of Reviews Completed within 15 Business Days |
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Jan |
57 |
54 |
2.4 |
94.7% |
61 |
61 |
4.7 |
100% |
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Feb |
47 |
47 |
2.6 |
100% |
88 |
87 |
4.6 |
98.8% |
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Mar |
111 |
108 |
2.3 |
97.3% |
105 |
103 |
4.6 |
98.1% |
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Apr |
118 |
107 |
3.3 |
90.6% |
128 |
103 |
8.0 |
80.4% |
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May |
98 |
92 |
2.4 |
93.8% |
201 |
198 |
9.0 |
98.5% |
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June |
111 |
111 |
1.8 |
100% |
102 |
102 |
4.8 |
100% |
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July |
112 |
108 |
2.6 |
96.4% |
129 |
129 |
6.5 |
100% |
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Aug |
66 |
65 |
2.8 |
98.4% |
130 |
130 |
5.4 |
100% |
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Sept |
114 |
106 |
3.0 |
92.9% |
172 |
171 |
5.6 |
99.4% |
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Oct |
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Nov |
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Dec |
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YTD |
835 |
798 |
2.6 |
95.6% |
1117 |
1085 |
6.3 |
97.1% |
Permit reports for September are attached.
Top Projects for 2014:
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Rank |
Construction Valuation |
Project Description |
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1 |
$11,007,390 |
Douglas County Public Works complex, 3755 E 25th St |
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2 |
$5,500,000 |
Menard’s, 1470 W 31st St |
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3 |
$4,400,000 |
9 Del Lofts apartments, 900 Delaware St |
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4 |
$3,750,000 |
Sprouts Farmers Market, 4740 Bauer Farm Dr |
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5 |
$2,335,000 |
Corpus Christi Catholic School addition, 6001 Bob Billings Pkwy |
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6 |
$1,800,000 |
Multi-tenant commercial center, 2626 Iowa St |
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7 |
$2,203,800 |
Apartments at Frontier, 542 Frontier Rd |
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8 |
$1,285,000 |
Sigma Kappa Sorority addition, 1325 West Campus Rd |
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9 |
$1,300,000 |
Medical Clinic building, 4930 Overland Dr |
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10 |
$1,000,000 |
Genesis Health Club renovation, 3201 Mesa Way |